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Chris : (voice-over)
And here I was again. Show up early.
Frakesh : While qualified
persons......qualified persons are interested in investing and have money to
invest. Now, Chris…
Chris : Yes, sir.
Frakesh : Would you get me some coffee, please?
Chris : (voice-over) Favors for Frakesh, our office manager. All day.
Chris : My name is Chris
Gardner calling for Mr. Michael Anderson…Yes, sir, we're having a lunch actually
this Thursday. Okay, next time. All right, I'm
gonna hold you to that. Okay, yes, thank you.
Frakesh : Who wants to get me a doughnut? Chris?
Chris : Yes, sir.
Chris : (voice-over) Feeling underrated and unappreciated.
Chris : Hello, Mr. Ronald
Fryer. Good morning to you, sir. My name is Chris Gardner. I'm calling from Dean
Witter. Yes, I have some very, very valuable information on what's called a
tax...Okay, thank you, sir.
Chris : (voice-over) Then
catch the bus by 4 to the place where they can't spell "happiness". Then the cross-town.
The 22 home.
Ralph : Hey, Chris!
Chris : Hey. Hi, Ralph.
Ralph : I'm waiting.
Chris : All right, I got that for you, Ralph. I'm gonna get that for you.
Chris : (voice-over) Whoever
brought in the most money after six months was usually hired.
Chris : Hello, Chris Gardner calling for Mr. Walter Hobb.
Chris : (voice-over) We were
all working our way up call sheets to sign clients. From the bottom to the top.
Chris : Yes, sir.
Chris : (voice-over) From the doorman to the CEO…
Chris : Okay.
Chris : (voice-over) They'd
stay till 7, but I had Christopher. I had to do in six hours what they do in
nine.
Chris : Good afternoon, my
name is Chris Gardner. I'm calling from Dean Witter.
Chris : (voice-over) In
order not to waste any time, I wasn’t hanging up the phone in between calls.
Chris : Okay, thank you very much.
Chris : (voice-over) I
realized that by not hanging up the phone, I gained another eight minutes a day.
Chris : Oh I…Good morning to
you, my name is Chris Gardner. I'm calling from Dean Witter.
Chris : (voice-over) I Also
wasn’t drinking water, so I didn't ' waste any time in the bathroom.
Chris : Yes, I'd love to
have the opportunity... Okay, no problem at all, sir. Thank you very much.
Chris : (voice-over) But
even doing all this, after two months, I still didn't have time to work my way
up a sheet.
Colleagues : (voice-over)
We're feeling really confident about that one as well.
Secretary : Walter Ribbon’s
office.
Chris : Yes, hello, my name
is Chris Gardner. I'm calling for Mr. Walter Ribbon.
Secretary : Concerning?
Chris : Yes, ma'am. I'm calling from Dean Witter.
Secretary : Just a moment.
Ribbon : Hello?
Chris : Mr. Ribbon? Hello,
sir. My name's Chris Gardner. I'm calling from Dean Witter.
Ribbon : Yeah, Chris.
Chris : Yes, Mr. Ribbon. I
would love to have the opportunity to sit with you to discuss some of our
products. I'm certain that I could be of some
assistance to you.
Ribbon : Can you be here in 20 minutes?
Chris : Twenty minutes. Absolutely.
Ribbon : Just
had someone cancel. Come now. I can give you a few minutes
before the 49ers.
Monday Night football, buddy.
Chris : Yes, sir. Thank you
very much.
Ribbon : See you soon.
Chris : Bye-bye. Excuse me. Thank you.
Frakesh : Chris, what's up?
Chris : Hey, Mr. Frakesh.
Frakesh : Hey, man, do you have five minutes?
Chris : Actually, I just got a green light
from Walter Ribbon...
Frakesh : ‘Cause I have no
minutes. I'm supposed to present commodities to Bromer. Could you move my car?
That'd really help me out. It's on Samson, half block, silver Caprice. Just move
it to the other side of Samson. They're street
sweeping. There's spaces. Hang on to
these. I have backups in my desk. And you have to jimmy that.
Chris : Jimmy what?
Frakesh : You have to jimmy the key. And the other doors don't unlock. You have to jimmy it. |
